The influence of body mass index on sensorimotor block and vasopressor requirement during spinal anaesthesia for elective caesarean section
Background: It has been suggested that the dose requirement for spinal anesthesia (SA) is lower in obese patients for cesarean delivery. In this prospective, observational, non-inferiority study we tested the hypothesis that obesity would not have a clinically important effect on vasopressor require...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24485 |